Assessing Student Talk with Digital RecordersMartin Smith from Edison Public Schools joined us to help us learn how to use digital audio recording devices in the WL classroom for activities such asdigitizing speaking/orals (including the AP) using MP3 recorders. What a fantastic presentation! Martin shared a wealth of information with us, as well as an excellent PowerPoint presentation entitled "Assessing Student Talk":
IPA (Integrated Performance Assessment) manual from ACTFL
The ACTFL/21st Century Skills map wiki. ACTFL is actively seeking input and examples - include your school's projects/activities in this important document!
Assessments (Note: You can also do a search for WL assessments in FLAD - the Foreign Language Assessment Directory created by CAL, the Center for Applied Linguistics)
OPI (Oral Proficiency Interview), MOPI (Modified Oral Proficiency Interview), SOPI (Simulated Oral Proficiency Interview), OPIc (Oral Proficiency Interview on Computer)
SOPA (Student Oral Proficiency Assessment) and ELLOPA (Early Language Listening and Oral Proficiency Assessment)
STAMP (Standards-Based Measurement of Proficiency)
NOELLA (National Online Early Language Learning Assessment)
AAPPL (ACTFL Assessment of Performance toward Proficiency in Languages)
--> THANK YOU to Martin for taking his time to come and speak with us. --> And an additional THANKS to Bill Anderson, Carmen Campos, and Lillian Carey for the delicious snacks!
Collegial Circle members - as well as guest teachers - in attendance included:
Martin also share some websites and other resources such as:
--> THANK YOU to Martin for taking his time to come and speak with us.
--> And an additional THANKS to Bill Anderson, Carmen Campos, and Lillian Carey for the delicious snacks!
Collegial Circle members - as well as guest teachers - in attendance included: